Refrigerator and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet forming one of a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a main door opening and closing the refrigerator compartment or the freezer compartment and including a storage space opened forward, a sub door installed on the main door and opening and closing the storage space of the main door, and a dispenser disposed on the sub door and dispensing water.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A refrigerator door, comprising:
 an outer case that comprises a metal plate, that defines an exterior of the refrigerator door, and that defines a recess and a first cut part; 
 an upper decor that is located at the first cut part of the outer case and that covers the first cut part; and 
 a dispensing member that extends through the upper decor from the outer case and that includes a pipe or tube shape to dispense water, 
 wherein the upper decor covers an upper portion of the recess of the outer case, 
 wherein the recess is defined by a concave portion of the metal plate and is recessed towards a rear of the door, and 
 wherein the first cut part defines a first void in the metal plate, defines a first cut part plane that is perpendicular to the metal plate, and is located at an upper end of the recess. 
 
     
     
       2. The refrigerator door according to  claim 1 , wherein a figure or a pattern is formed on an entire outer surface of the outer case including the recess. 
     
     
       3. The refrigerator door according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess is defined by a curved surface increasing in depth towards a center thereof. 
     
     
       4. The refrigerator door according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the metal plate defines a second cut part that defines a second cut part plane that is perpendicular to the metal plate and that is parallel to the first cut part plane, that defines a second void in the metal plate, and that is located at a lower end of the recess, and 
 the refrigerator door comprises a lower decor that is located in and that covers the second cut part. 
 
     
     
       5. The refrigerator door according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the first cut part is larger than the second cut part, 
 a recess plane that is tangential to the concave portion of the metal plate and the metal plate define an acute angle. 
 
     
     
       6. The refrigerator door according to  claim 4 , further comprising a water collecting part that is recessed downward in the lower decor and that is configured to collect water dropping to the lower decor. 
     
     
       7. The refrigerator door according to  claim 4 , wherein the lower decor is detachable. 
     
     
       8. The refrigerator door according to  claim 3 , wherein a portion of a perimeter of the first cut part is defined by an arc with a diameter of the dispensing member. 
     
     
       9. The refrigerator door according to  claim 1 , further comprising a manipulation member that is located in the recess and that is configured to dispense water in response to being manipulated. 
     
     
       10. The refrigerator door according to  claim 9 , wherein the concave portion of the metal plate defines an installation part that is located in a center of the recess and that is configured to receive the manipulation member.